It should be noted for transparency’s sake that this astro-columnist is himself a Libra, born Oct. 9, 1985. For me, writing about Libra poses a challenge. How to turn the […]
Archives for 2020
BIRTHDAY
The Indie’s Prize Winners
Newspaper staff celebrates its first year
The staff of the Provincetown Independent celebrated the completion of Volume 1 of the newspaper on Friday, Sept. 25 with a series of surprise awards, announced by the editor, Ed […]
CROSSWORD #14
You Are Here
Sophia Maymudes created this month’s puzzle with a special place in mind. Need some answers? Just ask and we’ll send them.
ROOTS
Eastham Turnip Festival Goes Virtual
Celebrating the town’s agricultural history in new ways
EASTHAM — The Outer Cape’s annual fall festivals have all taken a hit during 2020, thanks to Covid-19. “What’s next?” you might be asking. “No Eastham Turnip Festival this year?” […]
A TRURO THING
Kurtzman Nominated For ‘Artists Under the Dome’
Susan Kurtzman, who owns Jobi Pottery in Truro, with state Sen. Julian Cyr, who nominated Jobi for inclusion in Artists Under the Dome, an annual State House event. “It was […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Thursday, Oct. 1 Recycling & Renewable Energy Committee, 10 a.m. Public Pier Corp., 1 p.m. Select […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Truro
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. To watch live, go to truro-ma.gov and follow the “helpful link” to Truro Channel 18. Thursday, Oct. 1 Climate Action Committee, 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 5 Conservation Commission, […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Wellfleet
Meetings Ahead
From wellfleet-ma.gov, hover over a date on the calendar on the right of the screen and click on the meeting you’re interested in to open its agenda. That document will provide […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Eastham
Meetings Ahead
Meetings are held remotely. Go to eastham-ma.gov/calendar-by-event-type/16 and click on any meeting to read its agenda. That document will provide information about how to view and take part remotely. Thursday, […]
EXHIBITIONS
Mimi Gross Reframes the Mayflower Story
Her PAAM installation depicts the Pilgrims’ arrival from the Wampanoags’ point of view
“It’s historical; it’s interactive; you walk through it,” Mimi Gross says. She is describing how museum-goers will experience The Arrival, 1620, her site-specific installation that is opening on Friday, Oct. […]
BOOKS
Queer Romance and Musical Obsession in The Piano Student
Lea Singer’s newly translated novel is historical fiction done right
Next Wednesday, East End Books Ptown is holding a virtual book event on the The Piano Student, with author Lea Singer and translator Elisabeth Lauffer. The novel, newly translated from […]
ARTISTS
A Show of Bill Evaul’s ‘Expressions of Life’
The Cape Cod Museum of Art puts on a retrospective
“That’s the life force we get from being present in the moment, experiencing what is happening around us,” says Bill Evaul in his North Truro home, leaning forward in an […]
BENEFIT AUCTIONS
Ptown Gallery Stroll Launches ‘Hope Project’
Display of hope-filled artwork starts Friday
The Ptown Gallery Stroll, a nonprofit organization of more than 30 art galleries in Provincetown, was formed in the spring in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the threat it […]
CONCERT REVIEW
Now Streaming: Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra
You can hear a pin drop during its performance of Barber’s Adagio for Strings
Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings is a warhorse — a piece of classical music that is played so repeatedly, it ought to get old. But it doesn’t. Partly because of […]
